The Catholic Academic Exchange Service (KAAD) is the scholarship institution of the German Catholic Church for post-graduate students and scientists from (developing) countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Near and Middle East, as well as Eastern and Southeastern Europe.

For the scholarship programme 1 of KAAD you can apply if you:

Who can apply?

come from a developing or emerging country in Africa, Asia, the Middle East or Latin America and are currently living there

have a university degree and professional experience from your home country

are a Catholic Christian (or general belong to a Christian denomination). Candidates from other religions can apply if they are proposed by Catholic partners and can prove their commitment to interreligious dialogue

possess German language skills before starting the studies (KAAD can provide a language course of max. 6 months in Germany).